Italy, Here We Come!
Travel Itinerary
April 10 – 26, 2026 · 17 Days
Trip Overview
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🛫 Fri. Apr 10 — CVG → LHRBA0120 + BA0121 connecting flights
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🛫 Sat. Apr 11 — Arrive Naples → Sorrento🏨 Grand Hotel Capodimonte (1/3)
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🌅 Sun. Apr 12 — Sorrento🏨 Grand Hotel Capodimonte (2/3)
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🌅 Mon. Apr 13 — Sorrento🏨 Grand Hotel Capodimonte (3/3)
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🌅 Tue. Apr 14 — Ferry Amalfi Coast → Ischia🏨 Hotel Terme Tritone Resort & Spa (1/2)
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🌅 Wed. Apr 15 — Ischia🏨 Hotel Terme Tritone Resort & Spa (2/2)
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🌅 Thu. Apr 16 — Rome🚅 Naples → Rome · 🏨 Best Western Premier Royal Santina (1/4)
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🌅 Fri. Apr 17 — Rome🏨 Best Western Premier Royal Santina (2/4)
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🌅 Sat. Apr 18 — Rome🏨 Best Western Premier Royal Santina (3/4)
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🌅 Sun. Apr 19 — Rome🏨 Best Western Premier Royal Santina (4/4)
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🌅 Mon. Apr 20 — Train to Monteriggioni🏨 Hotel Monteriggioni (1/3)
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🌅 Tue. Apr 21 — Monteriggioni🏨 Hotel Monteriggioni (2/3)
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🌅 Wed. Apr 22 — Monteriggioni🏨 Hotel Monteriggioni (3/3)
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🌅 Thu. Apr 23 — Florence🏩 Hotel Loggiato dei Serviti (1/3)
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🌅 Fri. Apr 24 — Florence🏩 Hotel Loggiato dei Serviti (2/3)
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🌅 Sat. Apr 25 — Florence🏩 Hotel Loggiato dei Serviti (3/3)
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🛫 Sun. Apr 26 — Depart Florence → CVG
Day 1
🛫 Fri. April 10 — CVG → LHRCincinnati to London Heathrow
Cincinnati (CVG) → London Heathrow (LHR)
BA0120
7:55 am → 10:04 am
London Heathrow (LHR) → Naples (NAP)
BA0121
5:10 pm → 10:00 am +1
Day 2
🛫 Sat. April 11 — Arrive Naples → Sorrento
🚗 Transfer: Naples Airport → Hotel
Private transfers via Taxi, Private Driver, or Welcome Pickups. About 3–4 days before arrival, you’ll receive your driver’s details (photo, contact info).
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🏨 Sorrento – Grand Hotel Capodimonte BOOKED · $1,090
Classic Double Balcony
Panoramic hillside retreat with cascading pools, sweeping sea views, and walkable access to Sorrento’s historic heart
Set above Marina Grande on Via Capo. Five cascading pools flow down the hillside. Just a 5–10 minute walk from Corso Italia and Piazza Tasso.
🗺️ Things to Do in Sorrento
Option: Pompeii Express Tour by Train
Fast-track tour — meet at Sorrento train station, board, and disembark just outside Pompeii with priority entry.
- Train tickets and boarding assistance provided
- Priority admission to Pompeii with guide & headsets
📍 9:30 am · Sorrento Train Station (Circumvesuviana), Edicola newsstand · Book on Viator →
Option: Capri Daily Boat Tour – 9 am
Sail around Capri to see the Blue Grotto, Faraglioni, and rock formations. Snacks and bottled water included, 3–4 hrs free time on Capri.
📍 Near Bar Ruccio Marina Piccola · Book on Viator →
🚶 Walking Times on Capri
- Capri → Marina Grande: 15 min or less (funicular available)
- Marina Grande → Capri: 30 min – steep uphill (avoid with luggage)
- Capri → Anacapri: 1 hour – all uphill
- Anacapri → Capri: 30 min – watch for shortcut staircases
- Anacapri → Marina Grande: 20 min via Scala Fenicia (1,000 steps)
Taxis on Capri: Taxi Anacapri: 081 8371175 · Radio Taxi (24h): 081 8370543
🍝 Lunch or Dinner at Donna Sofia’s
Tell owner Mario that Vincent from Cincinnati said ciao! Reserve online up to 24 hrs before. Groups >10 call +39.081.877.35.32.
Day 3
🌅 Sun. April 12 — Sorrento🏨 Grand Hotel Capodimonte (2/3)
Refer to Day 2 for Sorrento activities and tours.
Day 4
🌅 Mon. April 13 — Sorrento🏨 Grand Hotel Capodimonte (3/3)
Refer to Day 2 for Sorrento activities and tours.
Day 5
🌅 Tue. April 14 — Ferry → Ischia
🏨 Ischia – Hotel Terme Tritone Resort & Spa BOOKED · $564
Pay at property €479.52
Beachfront wellness retreat in Forio on San Francesco Beach with thermal pools, spa, gardens, and sea views.
🚤 Getting to Ischia from Sorrento
RouteSorrento → Ischia Porto
Duration~1 hour
OperatorsAlilauro, Caremar
DepartureMarina Piccola, Sorrento
From Ischia Porto to Hotel: 🚕 Taxi ~15 min, €20–€30. Tell driver: “Hotel Terme Tritone, Forio – San Francesco Beach.”
Day 6
🌅 Wed. April 15 — Ischia🏨 Hotel Terme Tritone (2/2)
Enjoy the thermal pools, spa, and beachfront at Hotel Terme Tritone.
Day 7
🌅 Thu. April 16 — Rome
⚠️ Taxi Warning at Roma Termini: Use the official taxi queue only. If someone approaches you, it is likely a scam!
🏨 Rome – Best Western Premier Royal Santina BOOKED
Check-InFrom 2:00 PM
Check-OutBy 11:00 AM
Breakfast6:30 – 10:30
RoomKing Comfort Room
🏛️ Rome Attractions
- Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore – 5 mins on foot
- Trendy Monti district – 10 mins on foot
- Trevi Fountain – Metro Line A → “Barberini”
- Spanish Steps – Metro Line A → “Spagna”
- Colosseum & Roman Forum – Metro Line B → “Colosseo”
- Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel – Metro Line A → “Ottaviano”
- Castel Sant’Angelo – Near Vatican
- Villa Borghese, Borghese Gallery – Metro Line A → “Flaminio”
🎟️ Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica Tour
Skip the long lines. See the Sistine Chapel, Tapestries Gallery, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Headsets included.
📍 Brastours Office, Via Santamaura 28 · Depart 2:00 PM (arrive 15 min early) · Book on Viator →
🎟️ Saint Peter’s Necropolis
Only ~250 visitors per day allowed to the Tomb of Saint Peter. A request was made for tickets. 🤞
🎟️ Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Tour
See the Colosseum, Roman Forum ruins, and panoramic views from Palatine Hill.
⚠️ Passports Mandatory
📍 Colle Oppio Park – Via delle Terme di Tito, corner Via Nicola Salvi · Emergency: 0039 06 474 2501 · Book on Viator →
🎟️ Castel Sant’Angelo – Skip-the-Line
📍 8:45 AM · Entrance under the angel statue · Purple “Crown Tours” shirts · Book on Viator →
⛲ Trevi Fountain – New Queue System
Open 9 AM – 9 PM (last entry 8:30 PM). Capped at 400 visitors at a time.
Closed until noon on Mondays and Fridays for coin collection. Every other Monday opens at 2 PM for cleaning.
Day 8
🌅 Fri. April 17 — Rome🏨 Best Western Premier Royal Santina (2/4)
Refer to Day 7 for Rome activities and tour details.
Day 9
🌅 Sat. April 18 — Rome🏨 Best Western Premier Royal Santina (3/4)
Refer to Day 7 for Rome activities and tour details.
Day 10
🌅 Sun. April 19 — Rome🏨 Best Western Premier Royal Santina (4/4)
Refer to Day 7 for Rome activities and tour details.
Day 11
🌅 Mon. April 20 — Train to Monteriggioni
🏨 Monteriggioni – Hotel Monteriggioni BOOKED · $1,149
Classic Double Room
The only hotel located within the Medieval Fortress of Monteriggioni — centuries of history at your doorstep.
Just 11 romantic rooms. Antique furnishings, exposed wooden beams, and traditional Tuscan terracotta floors. Short drive from Siena and Florence.
Day 12
🌅 Tue. April 21 — Monteriggioni🏨 Hotel Monteriggioni (2/3)
Explore the medieval walled town. Day trips to Siena are easy from here.
Day 13
🌅 Wed. April 22 — Monteriggioni🏨 Hotel Monteriggioni (3/3)
Final day in Monteriggioni before Florence.
Day 14
🌅 Thu. April 23 — FlorenceNight 1 of 3
🏩 Florence – Hotel Loggiato dei Serviti BOOKED · $1,290
Loggiato dei Serviti
16th-century landmark hotel — 3-min walk from the Accademia Gallery, 7 min from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Breakfast included.
Elegant rooms with period furniture, Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and minibars. Casual dining room, bar, TV room, and lobby lounge.
🎬 Where does Rick Steves stay in Florence? Right here! Watch on YouTube →
Day 15
🌅 Fri. April 24 — Florence🏩 Hotel Loggiato dei Serviti (2/3)
Explore Florence — Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazzale Michelangelo, and more.
Day 16
🌅 Sat. April 25 — Florence🏩 Hotel Loggiato dei Serviti (3/3)
Final full day in Florence. Enjoy a last dinner and prepare for departure.
Day 17
🛫 Sun. April 26 — Florence → CincinnatiArrivederci, Italia! 🇮🇹
Depart Florence. Safe travels home — what a trip!